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"I was disappointed to see the White House reverse itself over the weekend and endorse many of these sweetheart deals after the President said he’d try to have them removed. Apparently, they determined that removing the deals might jeopardize efforts to pass the bill. So now the White House says it won’t object to all the special deals, just some of them"

The fact is, anybody who even considers voting for these health spending bills doesn’t have lower costs as a priority — because we know that these bills are going to drive costs up, not down.

"The Byrd Rule, as you know, was created by Senator Byrd to ensure that reconciliation bills were not used to enact policy changes, the primary purpose of which is not specifically related to the federal budget. As it takes 60 votes to waive the Byrd Rule, we can ensure that any provision that trips the Byrd Rule will be stripped from the bill, which will require that the bill be sent back to the House for further consideration and additional votes"

Recent Press Releases

Arm-twisting and Horse-trading

March 15, 2010

Americans Aren’t In Any Rush to Raise the Costs of Health Care

March 11, 2010

In Letter to Reid, 41 Republican Senators Commit to Rejecting All Byrd Rule Violations

March 10, 2010